Ever since the turn of the year, when the Spectre and Meltdown flaws became publicly known, we’ve seen a steady release of security updates for x86 and ARM processors. Of the two, Spectre — which is better understood as a class of flaws related to how speculative execution is commonly implemented in modern microprocessors — has been the bigger problem, with more serious implications for long-term system security.

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